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A 19-year old female asked:
How high is the risk of choking (on food) while under anesthetics if you have gastroparesis and frequent acid reflux?
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A 48-year old asked:
How do I stop a sore throat after choking on food?
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A 48-year old female asked:
48yr old womam. Had endoscopy & colonoscopy 1 year ago, normal. Now coughing, occasionaly choking on Food & heartburn. Worried about esophegal cancer.
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A member asked:
Tight chest pains which go within a few seconds but also have problems when I swallow I seem to be choking on food lately too so I'm too scared to eat?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Sore throat, choking on food ,swollen lymph node in neck and chest ,feeling of something in throat ,(needing to clear) tiredness and asthma symptoms?
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A 52-year old female asked:
I have lump in throat causing right ear pain nausea head and neck pain severe fatigue and problem wirh my balance no health insurance chokeing on food as well hard to breathe laying down?
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A 38-year old asked:
Can person choke on food then lose consciousness without warning signs like coughing or gagging?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Had sore sternum and back pain between shoulder blades.sore throat for weeks and a swollen lymph node in left neck choke on food.I have acid reflux?
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A 34-year old male asked:
What are the odds of choking death from food? The death of the Cubs fan from a hot dog has me freaked out now.
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A 34-year old asked:
Food stuck in throat but not choking what is it?
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A 16-year old male asked:
Why is it when I eat I feel like I'm choking I choke on chicken and its hard to swolle food when I thing about it I'm fine but hot do I stop?
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A 35-year old asked:
I have heard that eating protein after any workout helps feed muscles but i find myself choking down my food..why?
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A 53-year old male asked:
I had ice cream, and a bowl of cereal with milk before going directly to sleep. While sleeping the food came up my throat choking. Why?
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A male asked:
Trouble swallowing after a near choking incident about a month ago, I have been having problems swallowing food/ not liquids, I can feel the food in the throat and it does'nt go down, if I drink too much fluid to try and wash it down, it may come up but i
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A member asked:
My toddler seems to choke and gag on food a lot. Could he have a swallowing disorder or possibly putting too much good in his mouth?
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A 40-year old asked:
How can choking to death happen?
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A 34-year old asked:
Choking occurs as a result of what?
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A 41-year old asked:
What could cause a person to wake up choking?
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A member asked:
What is the definition or description of: Choking?
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A 35-year old asked:
What must i teach my child to do if he is choking alone?
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A 36-year old asked:
How to tell if I am okay to sleep after a choking spell?
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A 37-year old asked:
How can you save yourself if you are choking and no one is around?
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A 45-year old asked:
Why do i wake up in the middle of the night choking out of nowhere?
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A 30-year old asked:
Can you please describe the first thing to do if someone is choking?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is the best thing to do to recover after choking on an icecube?
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A 38-year old asked:
When a child is choking and coughing hard, what should you do as a bystander?
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A 40-year old asked:
Should manufacturers reevaluate the shape of their hot dogs to make choking less likely?
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A 32-year old asked:
If a choking person becomes unconscious, what steps should be taken to secure them assistance?
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A 19-year old asked:
what are the 8 step If a choking person becomes unconscious, what steps should be taken to secure them assistance?
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A 27-year old female asked:
sleep vomiting and choking, is it serious? Ithas happened about 12 times in the past three years. It started after i had my children.
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